Level-With-Me

Hi, thanks for all your input, I appreciate everything! Yes - I’ve spent hours searching this forum and haven’t been able to find anything regarding medicinal use. My concern is that the London medical exam people are using doctors who must comply with the laws of the US and in the US, they still don’t recognize marijuana for medicinal purposes. 
 
Funnily enough, the thing you posted with the question to the lawyers was actually asked my me 😊 I did see their answers and they didn’t give me much hope. 

Hi, thanks for all your input, I appreciate everything! Yes - I’ve spent hours searching this forum and haven’t been able to find anything regarding medicinal use. My concern is that the London medical exam people are using doctors who must comply with the laws of the US and in the US, they still don’t recognize marijuana for medicinal purposes. 
 
Funnily enough, the thing you posted with the question to the lawyers was actually asked my me 😊 I did see their answers and they didn’t give me much hope. 

Hi, thanks for all your input, I appreciate everything! Yes - I’ve spent hours searching this forum and haven’t been able to find anything regarding medicinal use. My concern is that the London medical exam people are using doctors who must comply with the laws of the US and in the US, they still don’t recognize marijuana for medicinal purposes. 
 
Funnily enough, the thing you posted with the question to the lawyers was actually asked my me 😊 I did see their answers and they didn’t give me much hope. 

Hi there, thanks so much for the helpful information. I saw that here on VJ there is actually an online chat available with immigration lawyers from JustAsk.com and I’m contemplating paying for the 1 week trial to get a few questions out there and then that way I can relay the transcript of our chat back to my fiancé to advise him on what NOT to do 🤦🏼‍♀️ 
 
I live in Michigan so I also reached out to a Detroit pro-bono immigration place and they gave me a ton of helpful resources. I definitely want to get over this hurdle, however it’s so scary knowing that he could walk into his medical and walk out with a denied visa. 
 
thank you again 

Yes, a way better option (preferably not smoke it, but use the oil) than socially acceptable morphine or other horrible prescribed medications for example! I assume you are not aware that it can be used for that purpose?
 
OP: how did he manage the pain when he was visiting you in the US? The reason I am asking is because they can try to challenge him on that, they might wonder why he didn't 'need' it in the US. I hope this all works out for you!

Your journey is not over. If the doctors/ the embassy feel your partner’s use is an issue he will have to refrain from using marijuana for the next year. 
I’m not sure when the medical is, but I suggest he speaks to his prescribing doctor and requests he 1. Asks the doctor to write a reason behind the past prescription 2. Prescribe something different 3. Start documenting that your partner has stopped using marijuana.
Another member based out of the UK starting documenting he stopped drinking several months before his medical and this shortened the period as his year look back was not from medical but when he stopped drinking. 
I want to repeat YOUR JOURNEY IS NOT OVER. if you want, if your partner is refused you can consider getting married and going the spousal route. A refusal is not the end of the road. 

Nobody has ever reported a hair test at Knightsbridge clinic. They use a urine sample to test for drugs if you admit to ever using drugs or even trying out one time.
 
Drug testing is not a routine part of the visa medical exam. 

Hang in there you will be approved soon, Make an Inquiry even if it does not go through they see the memo and that you are on top of your case. It is registered as an attempt on their side.

we are IN TRANSIT people..... as of today🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

the case number, invoice and BI were received after two weeks, when a inquiry was put.
 
 

So to start with it is that number you need. Then once they have put it into the system you will get another number and then that’s the one you use from then on to book the interview. 

Yes two weeks after the date on the NOA2 approval letter, it might be different than the date on the online status

Me too!! I think we have the same NOA1 and the same NOA2 dates! Congrats!

I got the NOA2 notification and we just got onto it fast. The first enquiry it hadn’t been put into the system yet, but on the second it had been and got my case number. (This was like two days) my lawyer then submitted one, and had the case number through again and the next one I did was the case was transferred to London. Once it got transferred and I got the email to stay it was we was able to sort out the ds160 and the medical and interview. 

Congrats Gigi on your approval.

I got approved!! 🎉👏
NOA2 - November 7, 2023!

congrats i was going to tell you to put an inquiry even if it did not go through it worked for me. After two weeks exactly two make a public inquiry requesting your case number

Congrats!

Glad to see I’m not the only one.. hang in there! 

Me too! Starting to freak out! 😁😱

Approved today.
 
January 5th 2023 Noa1.  
Octobert 24 2023 NOA2.  
what is the next step.
 
The K1 visa youtube channel is accurate. They are approving the first and second week of January this week.
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@Level-With-Me Regarding the Jersey thing, since you are going to be going through the London Embassy, you should be safe to compare your timeline & case to other UK cases, there's no part of the process that would be different. If you are still interested in finding more cases like yours, you could also look for beneficiaries who are from Guernsey or Isle of Man, which operate the same as Jersey.
 
As far as the adoption thing, in the UK you actually don't need paperwork to change your name. You can change your name by "usage", so as long as that's the name he has used, that's his name. So even if the adoption paperwork is questionable, it shouldn't be impactful.

Hi everyone 👋
 
I-129 F Sent - January 9th, 2023
I-129 F Received - January 12th, 2023 (NOA-1) 
I-129 F - Notice Date - January 13th, 2023
 
While I'm obviously a complete nervous wreck over this entire process, I do worry about two things that could potentially hold up our case - but I might be overthinking everything.
My fiancé was formally adopted by his stepfather when he was 3 or 4. He was able to order a copy of the adoption certificate which I included in the packet. He never knew his father and before he was adopted by his stepfather, he had his mother's (maiden) last name.  The adoption certificate he gave me was a bit of a joke, which leads me to my next concern... My fiancé hails from a (very) small island named Jersey, located between France and England.  Per a Google search and more in depth research, Jersey is technically not part of the UK. It's a self-governing, crown dependency of the UK (they literally have their own money, and it's so cute). Basically, how my fiancé has explained it, they have their own rules and laws, but if they ever got in trouble and for whatever reason needed help, they'd be protected and/or assisted by the UK (war, disease, disaster, etc). However, his nearest embassy that he'll be interviewed at is London, and his passport classifies him as a "British Citizen". I've visited and it's a very unique little place, literally only 5 miles x 9 miles to give you an idea of the size. I should also note that Jersey actually has a handful of Embassies on it's island, but U.S. isn't one of them.  So, when I say that his adoption certificate was a joke, it's a single piece of paper that gives my fiancés former name, his new name, his mom's name, his stepfather's name, and his mom and stepfather's job title, along with the date that the adoption/name change took effect - late 80's, but the certified copy is dated for 2019. It's quite comical to look at, because it doesn't look "official" at all (I joked that it as whipped quickly on a Microsoft word doc), but since Jersey is such a small place, I imagine their documents probably don't look as official as a large country such as the US, which I'm used to seeing. Hopefully, USCIS won't think it looks sketchy.  
 
Regarding Jersey and this entire process, when discussing timelines and comparing my case to others', I honestly have no idea if I should be comparing to other UK cases, or if Jersey is a whole other beast. I keep going back and forth in my head, since his "local" embassy is technically a flight across the sea in London. 
 
Of course I chose to fall in love with a wonderful man who's lived his whole life on a small, unknown island LOL. 
 
Good luck to everyone else who's starting their journey! 

Hi everyone 👋
 
I-129 F Sent - January 9th, 2023
I-129 F Received - January 12th, 2023 (NOA-1) 
I-129 F - Notice Date - January 13th, 2023
 
While I'm obviously a complete nervous wreck over this entire process, I do worry about two things that could potentially hold up our case - but I might be overthinking everything.
My fiancé was formally adopted by his stepfather when he was 3 or 4. He was able to order a copy of the adoption certificate which I included in the packet. He never knew his father and before he was adopted by his stepfather, he had his mother's (maiden) last name.  The adoption certificate he gave me was a bit of a joke, which leads me to my next concern... My fiancé hails from a (very) small island named Jersey, located between France and England.  Per a Google search and more in depth research, Jersey is technically not part of the UK. It's a self-governing, crown dependency of the UK (they literally have their own money, and it's so cute). Basically, how my fiancé has explained it, they have their own rules and laws, but if they ever got in trouble and for whatever reason needed help, they'd be protected and/or assisted by the UK (war, disease, disaster, etc). However, his nearest embassy that he'll be interviewed at is London, and his passport classifies him as a "British Citizen". I've visited and it's a very unique little place, literally only 5 miles x 9 miles to give you an idea of the size. I should also note that Jersey actually has a handful of Embassies on it's island, but U.S. isn't one of them.  So, when I say that his adoption certificate was a joke, it's a single piece of paper that gives my fiancés former name, his new name, his mom's name, his stepfather's name, and his mom and stepfather's job title, along with the date that the adoption/name change took effect - late 80's, but the certified copy is dated for 2019. It's quite comical to look at, because it doesn't look "official" at all (I joked that it as whipped quickly on a Microsoft word doc), but since Jersey is such a small place, I imagine their documents probably don't look as official as a large country such as the US, which I'm used to seeing. Hopefully, USCIS won't think it looks sketchy.  
 
Regarding Jersey and this entire process, when discussing timelines and comparing my case to others', I honestly have no idea if I should be comparing to other UK cases, or if Jersey is a whole other beast. I keep going back and forth in my head, since his "local" embassy is technically a flight across the sea in London. 
 
Of course I chose to fall in love with a wonderful man who's lived his whole life on a small, unknown island LOL. 
 
Good luck to everyone else who's starting their journey!